"A girl tries to prove her academic seriousness by writing in her application essay that rather than curtail a discussion with her French teacher, she urinated on herself."

"A boy tries to demonstrate his pluck in the face of adversity by writing that he�s undiscouraged by the fact that his genitalia are small."

From a book review titled "In 'Where You Go Is Not Who You�ll Be,' Frank Bruni Examines College Admissions Mania."

(You can the book here.)